At first, I didn’t get the connection, but the more I read, the more it makes sense.

Engaged employees go a step beyond what’s required of them. They don’t just do the bare minimum. A big factor in their willingness to do this is whether they believe there is a larger purpose — a meaning — to their work.

Giving Employees a Sense of Purpose

Put a group of your employees together and make it easy for them to volunteer, and it’s no surprise that they’ll start to develop a sense of shared purpose.

In my experience, that sense of purpose tends to rub off on all aspects of your life. When you do work that has a clear big-picture purpose, you start to see how everything in your life that makes it possible to do that work has meaning and purpose as well.

Engaged employees present many benefits to employers. They have fewer sick days, fewer accidents, and are more productive.

But I think that’s beside the point. Having a sense of purpose and finding meaning in your work is the point. If volunteering as a workforce just gives you that, it’s already worth it.

Author Bio: Paul Peters is a content marketer and job ad writer with Betterteam. Before that, he spent 6 years building an education startup and was involved with many aspects of the business, including hiring.

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